Monrad,
1. To the best of my knowledge there is no definition as to which specific languages are required. My company has taken the position to provide the DoC in English plus four European languages (German, French, Italian, & Spanish). If more languages become required, we will deal with it then. Practically, the DoC text must be translated. The list of Directives and Standards largely unchanged product to product and do not require much effort to translate. In other words, we have DoC templates in each language. 2. We have accepted that the implied position of the Directive is that English only is not sufficient for DoCs. 3. Will your approach be sufficient? I think it is unknown, but clearly the intent of the Directive is to provide the DoC in European languages. P.S.: Our products are not consumer products, so user expectations may be different than for consumer products. Jim __________________________ James L. Knighten, Ph.D. EMC Engineer Teradata Corporation 17095 Via Del Campo San Diego, CA 92127 858-485-2537 – phone 858-485-3788 – fax (unattended) From: Monrad Monsen [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2012 12:43 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [PSES] Language Translations for EU Declarations of Conformity (DOCs) RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU, Article 13 (EU Declaration of Conformity) section 2 states: "The EU declaration of conformity ... shall be translated into the language or languages required by the Member State on the market of which the product is placed or made available." This raises some questions: 1. What languages are required by the member states for translating declarations of conformity (DOCs)? 2. Would English suffice for a DOC? I would hope that any one language within the community would be acceptable for the DOC, and English would be the easiest language for American companies to use. 3. If a member state does want a DOC in a language other than English, would they the English version immediately and then allow the manufacturer time to translate the DOC like a period of two months? RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU becomes mandatory on 1 January 2013, so these questions are urgent. Monrad Monsen +1.303.272.9612 - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieee-pses.org/emc-pstc.html Attachments are not permitted but the IEEE PSES Online Communities site at http://product-compliance.oc.ieee.org/ can be used for graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Mike Cantwell <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> David Heald <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <[email protected]> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieee-pses.org/emc-pstc.html Attachments are not permitted but the IEEE PSES Online Communities site at http://product-compliance.oc.ieee.org/ can be used for graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <[email protected]> Mike Cantwell <[email protected]> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: <[email protected]> David Heald: <[email protected]>
